Fleck’s one of the most creative coaches when it comes to giving walk-ons scholarships. A year ago, Blake Cashman got a scholarship in an Easter Egg hunt. And then over the summer, a walk-on got a scholarship via a t-shirt cannon. You may think Fleck’s antics are a little over the top sometimes, but we’re here for him to continue to give walk-on players scholarships in fun ways.

Renner, a Minnesota native, played on special teams in 2017 and will be a redshirt junior in 2018. The spring game was played Thursday night because inclement weather is forecast in Minneapolis for Saturday.